resistant
Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
Adjective
- Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
- Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
- The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
- […] suggests the dauerlarva is resistant because of non-feeding and a more resistant cuticle. Examination of the dauerlarva cuticle by thin sectioning and electron micro[…] - 1975, Daniel McMahon, C. Fred Fox,...
Synonyms: sufferable tolerant patient resistant
- Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
Origin
From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.
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acid-resistant antiresistant atheroresistant bioresistant chemoresistant coresistant corticoresistant crossresistant cryoresistant exoresistant famine resistant fire-resistant gastro-resistant gastroresistant heat resistant heat-resistant heteroresistant homoresistant hyperresistant immunoresistant magnetoresistant monoresistant multi-resistant multiresistant
Noun
- A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
- A thing which resists.